Why Can’t There Be Christian Witches?
Patheos Pagan: Jason Mankey
I noticed someone on social media lamenting a Christian Witches convention that took place in Salem Massachusetts this past April. Never mind that the event is already over with, I’m much more bothered by the policing of both the Witch and Christian worlds, and the idea that there’s “no such thing as a Christian witch.”…

Sacred deer in Nara, Japan, killed by plastic bag waste
The Times
The furry messengers of the Shinto gods are one of Japan’s most famous attractions and draw millions of tourists each year. But the sacred deer of the ancient city of Nara are being threatened by plastic bags…

Japan court dismisses South Korea Yasukuni suit
UPI
A Japanese court ruled Tuesday ethnic Koreans memorialized at Yasukuni Shrine are not eligible for removal from the shrine’s list of names of more than 2 million men, women and children…

Proof of the ancient Hekate cult found
Neos Kosmos
The oldest evidence of the cult of ancient mythological figure Hekate has been discovered by a team of Italian archaeologists in an ancient Greek city in Sicily…